Doob

//duːb// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Doob grass. uncountable

    "Doob is a shallow rooted plant and obtains its food from the surface layer of soil; most of the other grasses, with which it has to compete, such as motha (Cyperus rotundus), dabhi (Imperata arundinacea) and rari (Saccharum spontaneum) are comparatively deep-rooted; […]"

  2. 2
    A marijuana cigarette. slang

    "I don't smoke doobs and I don't really hang out."

  3. 3
    trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India wordnet

Example

More examples

"Doob is a shallow rooted plant and obtains its food from the surface layer of soil; most of the other grasses, with which it has to compete, such as motha (Cyperus rotundus), dabhi (Imperata arundinacea) and rari (Saccharum spontaneum) are comparatively deep-rooted; […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi दूब (dūb). Doublet of durva.

Etymology 2

Unknown, perhaps related to doob grass.

Related phrases

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